Web development is fun again
AI tools brought me back to levels of productivity I haven't felt in years. Web development is fun again.
Mattias Geniar, co-founder of Oh Dear. A decade of writing on Linux, PHP, DevOps, web performance, security and the open web, plus talks and projects.
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AI tools brought me back to levels of productivity I haven't felt in years. Web development is fun again.
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